Electricity class 10 notes | cbse24

Table of Contents

1. Electric Charge
2. Electricity 
3. How current flow in a wire
4. Revision 
5. Quiz Test

Electricity (Branch of physics). Electricity is an important source of energy in modern times

Electricity can be classified into two parts

 
1:Static electricity 2:Current electricity

 
Note: Before going to start static and current electricity, we first understand what is charge?

[1] Electric charge:-

Electric charge is an intrinsic property of the elementary particles like electrons, protons, etc. of which all the objects are made up, it is because of these electric charges that various objects exert a strong electric force of attraction or repulsion on each other.

Example: Suppose we take a wire made of copper, so the atomic number of a copper atom is Z=29, so Z=number of proton(+e)=no of electron(-e)=29, so in CU 29 proton(+e) and electron(-e) they bound each other tightly so, Net Charge=0.

Charge Behaviour

Charge Behaviour:-

• +ve charge & +ve charge→ Re-pale each other
• +ve charge & -ve charge → Attract each other
• -ve charge & -ve charge → Re-pale each other
• -ve charge & +ve charge → Attract each other

Note -Like charge re-pale and unlike charge attract each other

Unit:- SI unit of charge is⇾ Coulomb (C)

 

[2] Electricity:-

"Now we understand what is a charge now we going to understand static & current electricity"

1:-Static Electricity:-(charge remains at rest, they not move)

Static electricity is an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material. The charge remains until it can move away using an electric current or electrical discharge.

 

Example:-Lightning which we see in the sky during the rainy season also involves static electricity

"If potential gradient becomes 10kv/cm in the cloud the air immediately surround the cloud get the ionized and first process of the lightning start, currently associated with this stream is of the order of 100A, this is such a big value of current in our home generally 2 to 6 A current comes so compare its value which is huge, which can damage more, and speed should be 0.1m/µs."

 

2:Current Electricity:-(use daily in our home)

"So in this topic, we read about current electricity"

Q:- First understand, What is current?

 
Ans:- When we connect a wire with a battery then the current flows, so actually we create a potential difference between wires so electric charge starts to flow.

                                                  Direction of flow of electron and current

The direction of the electron(-e) is -ve → +ve terminal of battery mean lower potential to higher potential.
The direction of current (I) is the +ve → -ve terminal of the battery meaning the higher potential to lower potential.
"Current is Scalar quantity, the electric current has magnitude & direction both but It is a scalar quantity(because the law of vector is not applicable, it follows the law of algebraic sum) I=Q/t where: Q in coulomb and t in second"

The SI unit of electric current is⟶ Ampere(A)

(The magnitude of electric current in a conductor is the amount of electric charge passing through a giving point of the conductor in one second or rate of flow of charge)

 

Q:- How current is measured?

Ans:- With the help of an instrument called an Ammeter, current is measured. An ammeter is a low-resistance device, that should always connect in series not in parallel if we connect this in parallel lots of current flows through it and it blows out.

Symbol of ammeter

[3] How the current flow in a wire

Suppose take a metal wire of copper in lots of tiny particles called atoms so take a single atom to understand free-electron first, in that no of proton =no of electron =29 so nuclei holds all-electron around us. In the outermost only 1ē present which is a far distance from the nucleus, so with little increase in temperature, this electron bounces and becomes free and this electron is responsible for the current flowing in a wire.

Picture of a free electron from an atom

Metal has a large number of free electrons,10^28 cubic. Meter In the absence of any electric field, these electrons are in a state of continuous random motion due to thermal energy. At room temperature, they move with velocities of the order of  10^5 m/s. However, these velocities are distributed randomly in all directions. There is no perfect direction of motion. If U1, U2...Un is the random velocities of n free electrons, then the average velocity of the electron will be zero. You can see in Figure 1(a)

Thus there is no net flow of charge in any direction. In the presence of an external field in any direction, experience a force(F= -eE) in the opposite direction of E(since an electron has a negative charge) and the electron undergoes an acceleration. You can see this in Figure 1(b).

the behaviour of free electrons in a wire

[4] Revision 

                                   

A mixed question of S.Chand and NCERT on this topic.

Q1: Should the resistance of an ammeter be low or high?
Ans: The resistance of an ammeter should be below so that it will not disturb the magnitude of the current flowing through the circuit when connected in series in a circuit

Q2: How does the use of a fuse protect electrical appliances?
Ans: The fuse wire is always connected in series with the live wire or electrical devices. If the flow of current exceeds the specified value due to some reason, the heat produced melts it and disconnects the circuit or the device from the mains. In this way, fuse wire protects the electrical appliances. 

[5] Quiz Test:-

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